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gley

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as in mud

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Before-and-after images aired by state broadcaster China Central Television showed a multistory building and more than a dozen vehicles covered in mud.

— Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
In Tibet, a mudslide that struck near the land border crossing of Gyirong Port on Wednesday left mud in the surrounding areas that was more than 5 feet deep on average, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mud

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Featuring warm neutrals, earthy tones, muted pinks, clay hues, and airy blues, the palette includes shades inspired by nature—from sandy beaches to golden autumn leaves.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026
Conventional production involves heating limestone, clay and other materials to temperatures up to 2,552 degrees Fahrenheit (1,400 degrees Celsius).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of clay

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After about a month of consistently moist soil in a warm place with bright, indirect light, your chrysanthemum cutting should be rooted.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Stronger downdraft winds and loose, dry soil can impact how much dust is lifted into the air.

— Brandi D. Addison, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of soil

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The deep muck provides a cap for the shallow aquifer, helping to clean and filter freshwater that supplies drinking water for Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach County.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Within seconds of the mudslide’s arrival, the six-story Gyirong Port building is completely consumed by the muck.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of muck

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The light that does reach the moon is filtered through the earth’s atmosphere, according to NASA.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
Popular and literary myth tells that when martyrs die on the soil, the earth receiving their blood will give forth new fighters, thus the roses scattered on the cracking mud.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of earth

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Such fraudulence bore only poisoned fruit, swelling overseas bank accounts for the Manchurian candidates who were seeding duplicity into the loam of their nation’s imagination.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Given time enough, gravity will return those rocks to their long sleep in the loam.

— Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

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